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Otago University Students that have tab n the fhgree <>/ Master of Arts with Honours. First class in Latin and French .. .. .. .. .. 1 Third class in Latin and French .. .. .. .. .. 1 Third class in Mental Science .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 First class in English end French .. .. .. .. .. 2 Second class in English, and French .. .. .. .. .. 1 First class in Mental Science .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Second claae in Latin and English .. .. .. .. .. 1 Otago University Graduates for L9OB, exclusive of Honours Lists already given. 1. Master of Arts .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 1 2. Bachelors of Arts .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 3. Bachelors of Science .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 4. Bachelor of Laws .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5. Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery .. .. .. .. .. 9 6. Masters of Science .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 2 7. Master of Laws .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 8. Doctor of Medicine .. .. ..',.. .. .. .. 1 I have special pleasure in mentioning here that one of our students, Miss Mary H. E. Gordon, was at the last annual meeting of the Senate held in Auckland awarded the Macmillan Brown Memorial Prize, for the best poem on the " Meeting of Milton and Galileo." If this had been an ordinary award, it mighi have been passed over ; but never before in the history of this prize, which was first awarded in 1898, have such warm encomiums been passed on the successful composition. As I have read he poem myself, I have great pleasure in saying that I consider it a remarkable production. Miss Gordon was previously well known to me as a student in my classes, the distinctive feature of her work being essays characterised by great originality and eingular imaginative power. Winners of Scholarships, Medals, and Prizes in the University of Otago. (Session 1908) 1. The Richardson Scholarship —William Montgomery Stewart. 2. The Gray Russell Scholarship —Henry Whiteoak Slater. 3. The Women's Scholarship—Mary Shand Watt. 4. The Macandrew Scholarship (political economy) —John Alexander Moore. 5. Sir George Grey Scholarsliip (science) —George Thomas Maunder. 6. New Zealand Research Scholarship—Alexander Gordon Macdonaid. 7. Stuart Prize (physics) —Gladys Christian Mary Cameron. 8. Ulrich Memorial Medal (mineralogy and petrography) —George Thomas Maunder. 9. MacGregor Prize (mental science) —William Marsland Uttley. 10. Parker Memorial Prize (biology)— Francis Oreti Mac Gibbon. 11. The James Clark Prizes— James Moir Paterson (English), Henry Havelock Cornish (Latin), Francis Boyd Adams ) ~ , , . John Hilton Murdoch I ef l l,al ( mo,,tMl H,l ' ,nce >- Games and Athletics. So far, the members of our first fifteen team of Rugby footballers have not recovered from the severe losses they sustained about two years ago, when many of our best footballers left for the Homecountry, where they have since given a good account of themselves. The men's and women's University hockey clubs are very flourishing institutions, and have supplied a felt need in the University. In 1908 the men's club again secured the premier position among the Dunedin clubs, and thus won. for the third time, the Mac Lean Challenge Cup for hockey. Tennis and fives have also been played as usual. Successes of former Students. In September last Dr. Percy Herring, an old Otago University student, was appointed Professor of Physiology in the ancient University of St. Andrew's. It is a striking proof of the essential unity of Empire that one of the youngest of the British colonies should supply a Professor to the oldest of the Scottish Universities. One of the most distinguished of our scientific students, Dr. Mellor, has recently published a book on the higher mathematics, which has been recognised by the leading Home journals as a work of altogether exceptional merit. Mr. R. A. Farquharson, M.Sc, the third New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, has taken the degree of B.A. at Oxford University, with honours in mineralogy and geology. Several of our University footballers have distinguished themselves in Britain. A number of these are medical students connected with the London hospital teams. Colin Macdonaid Gilray, of University College, Oxford, has won his " blue " as an Oxford Rugby footballer, and played in the last annual historical match against. Cambridge University, where he met in friendly rivalry George Matt in Chapman, of Caius College, Cambridge, a former Otago student, and a son of Judge Chapman.